“He leadeth me beside still waters, He
restoreth my soul” (Psalm 23:3). “For I am the LORD your God who
takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will
help you” (Isaiah 41:13). “For He Himself knew what He would do”
(John 6:6). “The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me; Your
love,...
"Now there was a man in Jerusalem called
Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the
consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been
revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he
had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the
temple courts....
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other
created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that
is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38,39).
"There was also a prophetess, Anna, the
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she
had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then
was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple
but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming up to them
at that very...